Hefei vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$205
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
76
😀 Quality of life
66
55
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hefei is 15% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7405th and 6734th ($625 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3963rd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554